RE: [Leica] Meter Suggestions

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

The Luna Pro digital and the Sekonic 308 are both very nice, accurate, quite
compact all around meters..



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Chandos
> Michael Brown
> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 1999 6:39 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Meter Suggestions
>
>
> I second the nomination of the Luna Pro Digital F: light,
> compact, and
> accurate.  I carry it with me all the time.  I also have a
> Pentax Digital
> Spot, another lovely meter.  It's bulkier by far, but
> indispensable when I
> want to pull a reading from a reflective surface at a distance.
>
> CHandos
>
>
> At 01:23 PM 12/12/1999 -0800, you wrote:
> >Hi Bill,
> >I have a Gossen Luna Star F and a Sekonic L-508. They both measure
> >reflected and incident though in reflected mode the Sekonic
> is a spot zoom
> >meter reading from 1 degree to 4 degrees. The Gossen meter
> reads a broad
> >range (don't know the precise angle off hand) and with an attachment
> >(purchased separately) can be converted to a 5 degree spot meter. The
> >Gossen is smaller, fitting nicely in the palm, and in the
> pocket, and turns
> >itself on when you go to make a reading. Another feature I
> particularly
> >like is the ability to quickly read the scene contrast range
> by holding
> >down the metering button and scanning the scene from the
> darkest to the
> >brightest areas. The f-stop range will be displayed on an
> analog scale. The
> >Gossen can do this too, but less smoothly, with many more
> button pushes.
> >Both meters usually come with me on a shoot, one for backup.
> But when I can
> >go out on a shoot with just Leicas, no lights, I always slip
> the Luna Star
> >F in my pocket. Hope this helps.
> >
> >
> >One of the other Bills,
> >
> >Bill
> >
> >
> >will At 10:50 AM 12/12/1999 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Hi Everyone,
> > >
> > >Recently became the proud owner of an M4-2, now I'm
> looking for a handheld
> > >meter to help me with exposure settings. I'm not very
> up-to-date with
> > >exposure meters, so I thought I'd check with other LUG
> members to see what
> > >meters you all use <g>.
> > >
> > >I'm looking for a small meter that measures reflected
> light (not fancy or
> > >feature laden) and will fit in my pocket or on a chain
> around my neck.
> > >
> > >What make/models do you like?
> > >
> > >Thanks... Bill
> > >
> > >PS I noticed another LUG member signing postings with
> "Bill" (this Bill was
> > >here first, I'm new), would it be easier if I signed "the
> other Bill" to
> > >differentiate between us so you don't have to scroll back
> up to check
> > >headers?
> > >
> > >
>
>
>
> Chandos Michael Brown
> Assoc. Prof., History and American Studies
> College of William and Mary
>
http://www.wm.edu/CAS/ASP/faculty/brown